八年级英语第一学期期中考试试卷
（考试时间：100分钟，满分：120分） 第一部分 听力部分（20分）
一、听句子，选择你所听到的单词（每小题1分，共5分） 1. A. theater 2. A. cloth
B. cinema
C. seat C. clothing
B. clothes
3. A. comfortable 4. A. perform 5. A. put
B. important B. performer B. sit
C. impossible C. performance
C. cut
二、听句子，选择与句子意思相符的图画（每小题1分，共5分）
A. B. C. D. E.
三、听对话和问题，选择正确答案, 听两遍。（每小题1分，共5分） 听第一段材料，回答第11-12题。 11. A. A photo.
B. Newspaper.
C. A magazine.
12. A. He is shorter than Maria. B. He is younger than Maria. C. He is thinner than Maria.
听第二段材料，回答第13-15题。 13. A. Bill.
B. Jack.
C. Jason.
14. A. Outgoing and wild. 15. A. Singing.
B. Popular and funny. C. Shy and quiet. B. Hiking.
C. Swimming.
四、听短文填空，听两遍。（每小题1分，共5分）
Lily is outgoing and __________(16). We _________(17) in Beijing. We visited the Palace Museum at _________(18). We went to Beijing Zoo in the __________(19). After supper we ________(20) to Beihai Park. 第二部分 笔试部分（80分） 一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）
21. -- do you go to the movies? ---Twice a week. A. How long B. How C. How often D. When 22. —How often do you drink milk?
—I don’t like it, so I _____drink it.
A. always B. usually C. hardly ever D. often
23. There is in today’s newspaper. Let’s read a storybook. A. something interesting B. nothing interesting C. interesting something D. interesting nothing 24. Nobody taught me English. I learned it by _______ . A. I
Ｂ.my
C. mine
D. myself
25. — Is Tom good ________ sports?
— Yes, he is. He is talented _________ music, too. A. at; with
B. for; in
C. at; in
D. for; with
26. Tom studies _______. He _______ plays computer games on weekends. A. hard; hard B. hardly; hardly C. Hard; hardly D. hardly; hard 27. I feel ______ when I watch that ______ match. A. excited ; excited B. excited ; exciting C. exciting ; excited D. exciting ; exciting
28. _________ the heavy rain, we didn’t go camping yesterday.
A. Because that B. Because of C. Instead of D. As for 29. — Are you different _____ your friend? —No, we are similar ____ each other!
A. to, from B. from, to C. to, to D. from, from 30. I have quite ______ friends. I feel very happy. A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
31. — Is Jack _______ than Tom? —No, Tom likes talking and has more friends.
A. outgoing B. more outgoing C. outgoinger D. much outgoing 32. Here is ______ for you .
A. Many news B.pieces of news C.a news D.a pieces of news 33. Mother often says Tom is ______ careful than me. A. much more B. more much
C. so much D. as
34. Is Tara shorter than Tina? Yes, she is _______ Tina. A. as tall as taller as
35. Which do you like ______, bananas, oranges or apples? A. best
B. better
C. much
D. very
B. not as tall as C. taller than
D. as
36. —I find it difficult to learn English better!
—_________you don’t give up(放弃)，your dreams will come true.
A. As long as B. As soon as C. As well as D. As often as 37. Jim is funnier than ______ in his class.
A. any other boy boys
38. The box is the heaviest ___________ the ten. A. at
B. in
C. of
D. to
B. any boy C. any other boys
D. all the
39. Game shows are getting _________ . Most people like watching them. A. more interesting and more interesting C. more and more interesting B. more and more boring D. more boring and more boring 40.Do you mind my ________ the guitar here?
A．plays B．playing C．to play D．play 二、完型填空（每小题1分，共10分）
Most students are interested in fashion. They know about fashion __1__ TV, magazines or other persons. What do they think of fashion? We did a __2__ last week. We __3__ thirty students six things and asked them some questions. __4__ student answered. Do you want to know __5__ they think?Paul and Barry like the belt. Mary and Linda __6__ mind the key ring. Ten of them like the glasses. They think they look __7__ with glasses. Most girls like the scarf. But many boys can't stand it.
“It's for girls！” They __8__. Fifteen students love the __9__ because it can tell them the time. Everyone likes the mobile phone(手机). They think it can really help them __10__ in life.
( )41.A.from B．at C．to D．of ( )42.A.sport B．job C．test D．survey ( )43.A.visited B．showed C．gave D．saw ( )44.A.All B．Each C．Some D．Many ( )45.A.how B．why C．what D．where ( )46.A.don't B．can't C．aren't D．weren't ( )47.A.terrible B．bad C．boring D．cool ( )48.A.told B．spelled C．said D．spoke ( )49.A.watch B．book C．tennis D．camera ( )50.A.a little B．a lot C．little D．a bit 三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分） A
Mr Smith had a week’s vacation, so he said, “I’m going to see the sea by train.” He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the railway station and got into the train. He had a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the beautiful scenery(美景). But the wind pulled his hat off.
Mr Smith quickly took his old bag and threw(扔) it out of the window, too. The other people in the train laughed(笑). “Is your bag going to bring back your beautiful hat?” They asked.
“No,” Mr Smith answered. “But there is a name and address on the bag. If someone finds both of them, he or she will send me the bag and the hat.” 51. Mr Smith went to have his vacation for __________.
A. nine years B. half a month C. seven days 52. Mr Smith put his head out of the window to __________.
A. see the beautiful scenery B. say goodbye to his friends C. throw his hat out of the window
53. Mr Smith is going to ________ during his vacation.
A.see the sea B. sea his parents C. enjoy himself in the train 54. Why did Mr Smith throw his old bag out of the window?
A. Because he hoped someone would find his bag and hat. B. Because he hoped someone would send back his bag and hat. C. Because he hoped his bag would bring back his hat. 55. From the passage we can see that Mr Smith was a _________. A. funny man B. rich man C. poor man
B
Teenage girl couldn't stand her parents' family rules, so she left home. She wanted to be famous. But she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still looking for her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she puts up a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes，“I still love you... , come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar(熟悉). “Is that my mother? ”
She moved closer and read the words “I still love you ...” She cried. When she got home, it was
early morning. She knocked on the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother's edroom. Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up，“It's me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter held each other, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never been locked since you left.”
The door of parents' love for their children will never be closed. 根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。